It’s only been a few months since Vagrant Story celebrated its 20th anniversary, and despite the lack of news about new game-related developments, fans can celebrate in the physical world, with the Vagrant Story Bring Arts set as the latest addition to Square Enix’s figure line. As announced in February, the characters Ashley Riot and Sidney Losstarot are joining the line as a pair of finely detailed and articulated figures. Now that pre-orders for the figures are open (Thanks, Figsoku!), Square Enix has released new details and pictures of the items.
But first, the most important detail: Ashley’s boldly designed bottomless chaps have been preserved in all their glory:
While Ashley lets it all clap freely, his rival Sidney brings a well-developed torso and extremely low-cut pants to the proceedings:
Vagrant Story, of course, is the legendary RPG from Yasumi Matsuno, creator of Ogre Battle, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Final Fantasy XII. Based in the Ivalice setting of Tactics, the game stars “Riskbreaker” Ashley Riot and follows his hunt for Sidney Losstarot, leader of a mysterious cult. Though difficult to parse as a game, it earned a cult following thanks to the writing skills of Matsuno and one of the best localization efforts of its generation.
The Vagrant Story Bring Arts figure pairing will cost buyers a cool JPY 21,780 Yen (about $207 USD), but it doesn’t lack for accessories. Aside from both the Ashley Riot and Sidney Losstarot figures, the Bring Arts box contains several pairs of hands in different positions, as well as a set of five weapons modeled after their in-game equipment. The set also includes a carabiner accessory based on the tattoo on Sidney’s back:
The Vagrant Story Bring Arts Figure set is available for pre-order now from participating Japanese retailers, such as Amiami. Pre-orders will be fulfilled in February 2021. In the meantime, check out the Vagrant Story 2 prologue posted by Yasumi Matsuno.
